WebAIM is often approached by individuals and organizations concerned about “ADA compliance” of their web site. This is a bit of a misnomer. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 pre-dates and does not address web accessibility at all. That may soon be changing. This week the US Department of Justice announced that they are […]
As many of you know, I and a very tiny army of WebAIM software engineers are currently hard at work developing WAVE5–the fifth version of our ever-popular WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool. As part of this process, we’re planning to move from the “static web page” model used for the first four incarnations of WAVE […]
Department of Justice seeks public comment on making the web part of covered regulations within the ADA Along with many of you, WebAIM celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). While we have much to be thankful for, many of us in the web accessibility movement have often wondered when the […]
It’s been two months since my first Future Accessibility article, and less than a week since my most recent one, yet several exciting new developments have already made some of the things discussed in the series outdated or incorrect. Here, briefly, are some of those recent changes. For reference, HTML5 <video>, HTML5 Semantic Elements, New […]
This is the sixth in a multipost series about the immediate and likely future of web accessibility. Each week or so I’ll discuss a different upcoming technology, tag, platform, or system from an accessibility perspective. Additions, corrections, or further thoughts are welcome in the comments. Previous posts: HTML5 <video>, HTML5 Semantic Elements, New <input> Types […]
